Technology

Feb 3 2022

What is the blockchain? The blockchain is a distributed ledger, a list of transactions that’s made robust by spreading it around on multiple computers. Each transaction is duplicated, stored on many computers, and verified using complicated math. That’s it. It’s great for verifying transactions. A solution looking for a problem As a distributed ledger, the […]

Personal

Feb 4 2021

Wherein I learn to draw by tracing stuff. =)

Games

Nov 11 2020

I’ve been playing a lot of racing games lately. Three games, in particular: Horizon Chase Turbo, Hotshot Racing and Inertial Drift. These games could hardly be more different in their approach, and each has something to recommend. Hotshot Racing I’ve been following the development of this since it was called Racing Apex, and I was […]

Games

Nov 3 2020

Less a game than a graphical miasma, a visual trip, a thoroughly enjoyable romp that piles a crazy amount of style onto a game that seems desperate but totally unable to please.

Uncategorized

Oct 27 2020

At the start of the covid-19 lockdown I decided to finally put my new computer together. I had an old NeXT Cube into which I really wanted to put a blazing fast system, so I ordered all the parts, including an AMD 3800X 8-core CPU. All the bits arrived, I assembled the machine, and sold […]

Games

Sep 29 2020

P. N. 03 is an unusal game, a methodical, tactical shooter with a hefty dose of action and time-based progression. I like it.

Games

Sep 15 2020

From the archives, a look back at Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts for the Super Nintendo, originally written in 2012.

Games

Jun 24 2020

For a long time I made vector art from game logos and artwork. They’re not doing me any good locked away on my harddrives, so copyright be damned, here they are for your sharing and enjoyment.

Games

Jun 2 2020

I used to run a video game store, and sometimes it was very interesting.